Read the interview here Whether he’s playing tenor or soprano sax, shows off a sweet, sinuous tone; when he reinterprets Reinhardt’s classic Nuages with a bass sax, the muscular sound is distancing at first, but then it wraps itself around the listener...

James Carter’s bravura turn in Roberto Sierra’s Concerto for Saxophones and Orchestra was by far the highlight of the concert Read full article here Whether he’s playing tenor or soprano sax, shows off a sweet, sinuous tone; when he...

There’s an inner musical tree that grows in each and every one of us.” —Dexter Gordon, as the character Dale Turner in the 1986 film Round Midnight (Warner Bros.). This quote is so eternally true for those of us who search for musical gratification beyond...

http://youtu.be/ccqQsNb3wBI Whether he’s playing tenor or soprano sax, shows off a sweet, sinuous tone; when he reinterprets Reinhardt’s classic Nuages with a bass sax, the muscular sound is distancing at first, but then it wraps itself around...

One of jazz's most acclaimed, distinctive improvisers, virtuoso saxophonist James Carter returns to a favored format and simpatico colleagues with At the Crossroads, his 15th CD as a leader and the third showcasing his long-standing Organ Trio. Emarcy...

James has been named Baritone Saxophonist of the Year JJA (Jazz Journalists Association) Jazz Awards!  Read more about this prestigious honor here. Whether he’s playing tenor or soprano sax, shows off a sweet, sinuous tone; when he...

Read the article here Whether he’s playing tenor or soprano sax, shows off a sweet, sinuous tone; when he reinterprets Reinhardt’s classic Nuages with a bass sax, the muscular sound is distancing at first, but then it wraps itself around the...

Hugo Kugiya The Seattle Times The 2010 Earshot Jazz Festival presented a rousing performance by tenor saxophonist James Carter this past Friday at the Triple Door. Vocalist Gretchen Parlato played an entrancing set there Sunday. Upcoming shows include...

Jim Harrington Oakland Tribune—10 September 2010 It was billed like a clash of the titans, yet one of the colossal talents stood taller than all the rest. Saxophonist James Carter overshadowed everyone else onstage at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco...

Tim September 2009 Saxophonist James Carter leads a supergroup of modern jazz musicians through a live jam session recorded at the Blue Note in New York. In addition to Carter on tenor, soprano and baritone saxophones, are John Medeski on Hammond B3...

Half Note 2009 Bassist Christian McBride's pre-set greeting to the crowd ("How y'all BE?!") is an indicator that this night at the Blue Note will be anything but sedate. Then again, how could it be sedate with a lineup of McBride, sax master James Carter,...

All About Jazz Newport Festival 2009 When it came to fire, there was no taking a back seat to James Carter's organ trio. Carter, who always flexes his considerable chops on any saxophone or instrument he can pick up, charged out of the gate on soprano...

Mario Carrington Jazz Police—10 Dec 2008 The first show of a two night engagement by the multi-instrumentalist James Carter and his band at The Dakota in Minneapolis last night was an exceptional musical performance. In a previous appearance at the club Carter said,...

Andrea Canter Jazz Police—06 December 2008 “I want to play a piece differently every time. That’s a hell of a tightrope walk. But when you have different attacks in your arsenal, it’s a much easier balancing act.” --James Carter With a raft of accolades surrounding...

Matt Marshall All About Jazz—04 August 2008 Multi-instrumentalist James Carter has always had eclectic tastes. That was evident on his debut, JC on the Set (Columbia, 1994), where the squeaks and blips linked him to the avant camp of Eric Dolphy and the tenor swoons...

Jon W. Poses Columbia Tribune—25 May 2008 Detroit has always produced great jazz artists: The list of performers who made their way to New York in the 1940s includes the likes of the Jones Brothers, pianist Hank, trumpeter Thad and drummer Elvin;...

Tim Niland Examiner.com National—23 May 2008 As mercurial as he is talented, this is saxophonist Carter's fourth album on as many labels after a successful stint with Atlantic Records in the 1990's. Produced by legendary jazz re-issue maven Michael Cuscuna of Mosaic...

Pico Blogcritics Magazine Music—23 May 2008 Ken Burns' epic PBS documentary on jazz spent nearly all its time on the history up to 1960 and little afterwards. The implication was that jazz stopped becoming revolutionary and more evolutionary after Ornette...

Lawrence B. Johnson Detroit News Music Critic—18 October 2003 Now that's the way to rededicate an American concert hall to its purpose in the continuum of classical music. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra's subscription concert Thursday night at Orchestra...

Mark Stryker Detroit News Music Critic—19 October 2002 It is a rare concert in which Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Neeme Jarvi is not the most spontaneous musician on stage. But until this week, Jarvi had never worked with James Carter, the...

Lawrence B. Johnson Detroit News Music Critic—19 October 2002 The Detroit Symphony Orchestra made a rockin' return to its home roost Thursday night, unleashing the homegrown gifts of saxophonist James Carter in the world premiere of a concerto that sent...

Lawrence B. Johnson Detroit News Music Critic—17 October 2002 James Carter, one of the larger lions of modern-day jazz, raps both hands around a saxophone that only he can see. Practiced fingers fly up and down invisible keys as he vocalizes an explosion...

Mark Stryker Detroit Free Press—13 October 2002 Composer Roberto Sierra chuckles as he recalls his first meetings with James Carter, the Detroit-born jazz virtuoso who will give the world premiere of Sierra's Saxophone Concerto this week with the Detroit...